{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-9342","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":9342,"title":"GPO Modernization Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-06-18","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B000740","fullName":"Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]","party":"R","state":"OK","district":5}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-09-15","text":"Received in the Senate."},"policyArea":"Congress","subjects":["Books and print media","Computers and information technology","Congressional committees","Digital media","Government Publishing Office (GPO)","Government information and archives","Intergovernmental relations","Joint Committee on Printing","Libraries and archives"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-09-15","text":"Received in the Senate.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-14","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-14","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5546-5550)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-14","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-14","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9342.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-14","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5546-5551)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-14","text":"Mr. Griffith moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-10","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 708.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-10","text":"Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.","type":"Discharge","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-10","text":"Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-10","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 119-809, Part I.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-10","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 119-809, Part I.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-24","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-24","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-18","text":"Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-18","text":"Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>GPO Modernization Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill revises certain programs and operations of the Government Publishing Office (GPO). The bill also revises a Library of Congress (LOC) requirement related to the publication of the Constitution Annotated.</p><p>Specifically, the bill revises the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) through which GPO provides long-term public access to federal publications.&nbsp;Among other changes to the&nbsp;FDLP, the bill (1) updates statutory references within the FDLP to include references to government public information in all formats, including digital; and (2) removes a requirement that a depository library must maintain a specified minimum number of books.</p><p>Additionally, the bill requires GPO's&nbsp;Superintendent of Documents to (1) provide descriptive cataloguing records for government public information, which must include metadata; and (2) protect the privacy of individuals using the digital repository system.</p><p>Among other changes to GPO operations, the bill</p><ul><li>redesignates the Joint Committee on Printing (which oversees GPO) as the Joint Committee on Publishing and updates the relevant statutory references,</li><li>specifies that GPO may provide publishing services,</li><li>allows GPO to accept gifts,</li><li>increases the statutory simplified acquisition threshold for GPO purchases, and</li><li>updates certain employee leave carryover and compensation rules.</li></ul><p>The bill also replaces the requirement for&nbsp;LOC to prepare hardbound versions of the Constitution Annotated and supplements with a requirement for&nbsp;LOC to instead prepare digital versions and publish them online. The new requirement applies to the supplement after the Supreme Court term beginning October 2026 and all subsequent editions.</p>","updateDate":"2026-09-28T18:34:23Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":601,"ts":"2026-10-13T15:42:45.555Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=GPO%20Modernization%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}